Review by Bob Ignizio
One-time partier mom turned responsible
nurse Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her 17 year old musician daughter
Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) try to reconnect while renting a swanky
house that would normally be well outside their budget if it weren't
for the double murder that took place next door. As we see in the
flashback that opens the film, a teenage girl named Carrie Ann (Eva
Link) killed both her parents there. The girl was never found, and
while most assume she died in the surrounding national park, some
maintain she's still out there. The only known member of Carrie Ann's
family still alive is brother Ryan (Max Thieriot), who was staying
with his Aunt at the time the murders took place.
Although Sarah was told that the house
where the tragedies occurred was vacant when she signed her lease, it
turns out that Ryan is actually living there, ostensibly fixing the
place up so he can sell it. After rebuffing the unwanted advances of
rich and arrogant local boy, Elissa meets Ryan for herself when he
offers her a ride home. Ryan is clearly a damaged soul, but his
bad-boy charisma and generally nice demeanor begin to win Sarah over.
But Ryan has some dark and potentially dangerous family secrets that
may put an end to any budding romance.
